First Sunrise - Wikipedia

Custom

The first sunrise refers to the custom of observing the first sunrise of the year. Such a custom may be just an observation of the sunrise on a special day, or has a religious meaning for those who worship the Sun, such as the followers of traditional religions in Korea and Japan and the Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi and the Iñupiat in the Arctic Circle, for praying for good luck.

Japan

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In Japan, the observation of the first sunrise of the year (Japanese: 初日の出, romanized: Hatsu-Hinode) on the first day on the Old Calendar has been part of the traditional Shintoist worship of Amaterasu, the sun goddess.[1] Nowadays, Japanese travel agents arrange trips to observe the earliest first sunrise of the year on the new Gregorian calendar in the easternmost Ogasawara Islands of the Japanese archipelago.

Mongolia

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In Mongolia, there is a custom of observing the first sunrise on the first day of the year at the top of the mountain the Mongolian lunisolar calendar, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar. The holiday has shamanistic influences.[2][3]

Korea

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In Korea, there is also a custom of observing the first sunrise on the first day of the year, either on the traditional Korean calendar or the new calendar. Pohang Homigot, Ulleung County and Jeongdongjin are famous place to watch first sunrise.[4]

Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States

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In the Arctic circle, the Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi and the Iñupiat observe the first sunrise on the first day of the year (Inuktitut: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ) by extinguishing three qulliqs and relighting them.[5][6] This is to honour the sun and moon.

See also

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• Sunrise
• Japanese New Year
• Korean New Year
• Quviasukvik
• Caroline Island
• Pitt Island
• Young Island
• Heliacal rising

References

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1. ^ Yamauchi, Yuki (29 December 2016). "First sunrise of the year brings luck". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
2. ^ "Tsagaan Sar - The Lunar New Year of Mongolia". Selena Travel discovery, cultural, adventure, and tailored tours. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
3. ^ "Nomads winter: Tsagaan sar - Mongolian Lunar New Year :: www.touristinfocenter.mn". www.touristinfocenter.mn. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
4. ^ Wong, Grace (14 December 2014). "First sunrise - Celebrate the new year with the first Sunrise". Gracing Korea.
5. ^ "Ancient ceremony marks new dawn in Canada arctic Lamps lighted as sun rises in new Inuit territory". Deseret News. 18 January 1999.
6. ^ "Dawn of a new year". Nunatsiaq. 17 January 2013.

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